Maria Lenk is Office Manager to the FRFG since December 2016. In 2015,
Ms. Lenk graduated with distinction from the University of Magdeburg as a
Master's in Peace and Conflict Studies. She also holds a Bachelor's
degree in European Studies. Theories of conflict analysis and conflict
management as well as models of sustainable, peaceful societies were at
the heart of her studies. Since Ms. Lenk is particularly interested in
sustainable and peaceful co-existence as well as in what drives people,
she focussed on topics of identity and Transitional Justice - societies'
processes of coming to terms with wars and human rights violations.
Therefore, the question what kind of future, chances and perspectives we
leave for future generations is highly important to her. Before working
for the FRFG, Ms. Lenk completed an internship with the US-Embassy in
Berlin, as well as internships with NGOs and worked as student assistent
for the Master's course Peace and Conflict Studies.

Contact: kontakt[at]srzg.de

Matthias Bockhold

My name is Matthias Bockhold and I am 26 years old. I am studying political science at the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg and I am coming back from an semester abroad to Denmark. I will be an intern for nine weeks at the FRFG and I am looking forward to getting to know the foundation‘s work. During my studies I had no seminars about intergenerational justice. I focussed on environmental politics and in particular upon the possibilities of advocacies to influence the legislation process.

My name is Miray Ates and I am 20 years old. I am studying political
science and sociology at the University of Mannheim. I will work as an
intern at the SRzG for 6 weeks. Due to the fact that global issue like
justice, specifically intergenerational justice plays an essential role
in order to establish a peaceful co-existence I decided to absolve my
internship at this foundation. It is also necessarily to be aware how to
improve the structure of a society and which measures could be adopt to
promote both sustainability of political decisions and votes of future
generations in an efficient way.
Moreover, the foundation offers an interdisciplinary array which means
that it focuses on various issues like economy, political economy but
also the sustainability in association with intergenerational justice.
I am looking forward to seeking a meaningful and worthwhile work at the
foundation which will broaden my horizon and will provide specific
knowledge regarding political implication on the future generations.

Simon Sales Prado

My name is Simon Sales Prado and I am 19 years old. After finishing
school last year and traveling through South America for six months I am
now happy to begin a seven week long internship at FRFG. As a young
adult I am obviously interested in how my and the next generations‘
interests and needs are considered in the process of political
decisionmaking and therefore can relate to the topics the foundation
works on. I’m looking forward to increasing my knowledge about those
topics and hope that my work will have a positive impact for the FRFG.

Holger Wemmer

My name is Holger Wemmer and I am 26 years old. I am studying social
science at the University of Stuttgart, Germany and I’ll be here at the
SRzG for an internship for the next eight weeks, bevor I will write my
bachelor thesis this summer. At University I learned and read a lot
about policy, politics, social interrelations and qualitative and
quantitative studies. But intergenerational justice was no topic so far.
Yet I am highly interested and I think that it is an important issue to
debate about. Not only to give the next generation the same
opportunities we had and have, but also to avoid future conflicts. I am
looking forward to work intensively on this topic through the next eight
weeks and to learn a lot from my work at the FRFG.

Dana Bonertz

My name is Dana Bonertz and I’m 25 years old. I am studying Global
Politics (MA) at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen. In the last
half year I have been 5 months in Budapest as an ERASMUS student in
International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies. Before I am
going to write my master thesis in summer I will do an internship at
FRFG for five weeks to get to know the work of a scientific foundation..
I’m very interested in questions about intergenerational justice,
demography and sustainability. Especially in the interdisciplinary
approach between politics, ecology and economics. I hope I can support
the FRFG in this topics the next weeks and that this experience will
benefit me in personal and professional level.

Alexandra Rojas

My name is Alexandra Rojas and I am 26 years old. I am studying at
the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. My major is Political
Science and my minor is Japanology. I have just started my internship at
FRFG and I am really curious about and appreciate getting an insight in
the activities of a Think Tank. Since there have not been many
situations of coming in touch with sustainability so far, I hope for
acquiring thorough knowledge, especially concerning the interaction of
economy, ecology and social aspects. I really look forward to the
cooperation with the FRFG.

Julia Flegel

My name is Julia Flegel, I am 23 years old and currently i am a
social sciences student from the Gießen University. During my studies I
coped with different seminars concerning generation equality and
sustainability. Regarding my Erasmus exchange to Loughborough
University, I had the chance to get to know a different society with
young people facing their own problems. One of these topics was the
Brexit, which has left young people in Uk insecure about their future
and their countries’ future. Moreover, I had to deal with questions
concerning the young generation while I was in Nepal. During this time I
was confronted with topics like globalization, poverty and the young
generation’s future. Thanks to the SRzG I have the possibility to
broaden my knowledge and let my experience influence my work into the
work of a think tank. My motivation is to cope with political topics and
especially the topic generation equality as I am concerned by it.
Moreover I have the possibility to combine my interest in health care
economics and globalization with generation equality. Furthermore I want
to combine the question about my own countries’ young generation with
young people around the world, because I am convinced that regardless of
our decent and culture, young people all over the world have common
interests, for which it is worth to work hard on.

Laura Eller

I am 21 years old and currently studying Governance and Public Policy in
Passau. Due to my interest in the interface between economics and
politics, I decided to specialize in economics and economical and social
policies. When I did my European Voluntary Service in Luxemburg, I got
more and more convinced of the importance of political decisions and the
meaning of intergenerational justice in the daily life. In my opinion,
the ambitious issue of sustainability is just realizable by the use of a
dialogue between the different generations. This can only happen if the
society adapts progressively to the demographic change and the young
people living in our overaged society get a voice at the same time. I
already got to know the work of a NGO by doing another internship
before. I am looking forward to widening my present knowledge by doing a
two-month internship at the SRZG and supporting them with my work.

James Wilhelm

James Wilhelm holds a B.A. in International Relations and Sociology from
the University of Sussex and and received his M.A. in Global Public
Policy after attending Central European University and Institut
Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals as an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
holder. He is a former editor-in-chief of the Foundation for the Rights
of Future Generations' peer-reviewed journal, the Intergenerational
Justice Review. James currently works as a doctoral research at the
university of Salzburg where he is conducting research on the political
consequences of the Eurocrisis for European democracies. He also
continues to work on a freelance basis for the FRFG.

Christof Wittmaack

Christof Wittmaack is currently studying Social Science and Economics at
Erfurt University. Throughout his studies he was working on several
topics concerning sustainability and inter-generational justice, as well
as globalization. His main interest is the analysis and understanding
of the consequences of economic and social developments in today’s
societies. During his two-month-internship at the FRFG he wants to
broaden his knowledge in this exciting field.

Markus Peters

My name is Markus Peters, I am 23 years old and I am currently studying
Philosophy & Economics (BA) at the University of Bayreuth. In the
next five weeks I will do an internship at the FRFG to get to know the
work of a scientific foundation. During my studies I deal frequently
with topics like sustainability and generational justice. I hope to
increase my knowledge about these topics by doing this internship and
furthermore participate in projects of the FRFG to gather practical
experience. Especially the interdisciplinary approach at the interface
of politics, economics and ecology was very appealing to me. I am
looking forward to work at the FRFG and to participate in exciting
projects.

Theresa Henn
My name is Theresa Henn, I’m 20 years old and I study political science
and economics at the University of Mannheim in my fourth Bachelor’s
semester. I have always taken interest in justice throughout generations
as well as the responsible and sustainable usage of resources.
Therefore, I try ÃÂ¶ as an active member of the ,young socialists’ – to
influence the world in a positive way. In addition I attempt to increase
my knowledge of sustainable politics in my academic studies and I will
especially focus on economic and environmental relations between
countries on an international level. For the upcoming six weeks I got
the possibility to pass an internship at the FRFG. I’m truly looking
forward getting to know the work of a think tank which operates at the
interface of politics and science. Considering that the maximization of
efficiency constantly challenges distributive justice, sustainability
becomes more important each day. In order to ensure for future
generations equal opportunities we must rethink our today’s economic and
ecologic decisions.

Igor Dimitrijoski (former Office Manager)

Igor Dimitrijoski (30) became Office Manager of the FRFG in October
2012. He completed his studies in Political Science at the University
Erlangen-Nuremberg in 2012, achieving a diploma. He has worked and
occupied himself with the concept of intergenerational justice in
various contexts and, during his studies, became involved in university
politics.

Maria Rialli

My name is Maria Rialli and I come from Athens - Greece. In Athens I
have studied Topography. After my studies I worked as a Survey Engineer
but I always had interest in social themes and I participated in
different citizens' movements and associations. Therefore I took a
Master Degree in Geography with emphasis in Social Geography. I also
completed an annual pedagogical education program. In the meantime I
worked in Greece (from 2010 until 2014) in citizens' service. I believe
that more than ever the terms of intergenerational justice and
sustainability have a great importance for our society. For this reason
the present generation must show responsibility in order to prevent the
next generation's rights. For this reason I am glad that I will work as
an intern for the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations and
that I will have the opportunity to learn more about these issues and
how NGOs function. I believe that this experience will benefit me both
in personal and professional level, since I would like to work in
Germany in the Social field.

Elena-Kristin Esly

My name is Elena-Kristin Esly and I am studying International Peace and
Conflict Research in Frankfurt/Main. I will support the FRFG the next
two months as an intern. According to my point of view the mutual
responsibility between generations and the sustainable design of the
future are essential issues concerning all of us. This implies that we
have to consider the consequences of our own actions.
For me the debate about the post-2015 agenda offers the opportunity to
shape detailed decisions about the future. In this context social
interests often remain unnoticed. At this very point I see the
responsibility of the FRFG to put the disregarded interests back into
the spotlight. I am expecting to support the FRFG the next couple of
weeks in their goals.

Tabea Wich

I am 18 years old and I did my A-Levels last year. From the winter
term 2015 on I would like to start studying something like Politics,
International Relations or Economics. During my six-week internship I
look forward to learning about the work of a NGO and gathering
experience in the field of a foundation. The most interesting for me
about the topic intergenerational justice is how the youth can be
represented in an ageing democratic society and which responsibilities
exist between the generations. Projects for future generations need to
be realized, even if these are not allowed or cannot participate in the
political process. Education and how the political apathy among young
people can be opposed are the most important topics for me and I hope to
learn more about these during my internship at SRzG.

Stefanie Kalla

My name is Stefanie Kalla, I’m 21 years old and I’m going to finish my
bachelor studies in business administration in summer 2015. I’m using
the semester break to do a six-week internship in the SRzG because I
think that its work is indispensable to give people a voice who cannot
speak for themselves and to draw the attention on the future ecological,
social and political consequences of our current thoughtless behaviour.
Especially among my fellow students there are too many people who only
focus on profit and continuous economic development in their future work
life without caring about the possible consequences for future
generations. It is important to me to segregate from these persons and
thus, I’m especially looking forward to get involved with the SRzG and
to do thereby meaningful work.

Petter Godli

My name is Petter Godli, and I am a 24 years old Norwegian. I have a
master degree (Master of Arts) in political science with specialization
in comparative politics from the University of Oslo. My degree also
includes subjects within history, sociology and social economy. I
submitted mv master thesis in May, 2013. In my thesis, I investigated
political and ideological development in Scandinavian political parties,
with special focus on parties in Norway and Sweden. I have always taken
interest in political parties, and the important role they have in the
West European political systems. With the current demographic changes in
Europe, I take particular interest in the responsibility political
parties have to ensure that the younger generations are included in
political processes and decision making, and to prevent that the younger
generations are being politically marginalized. In addition to my
educational background, I also have experience from Norwegian youth
politics. I have been active in a youth political organization for
several years, and I am especially interested in educational politics,
business politics and in building a sustainable political development
for the future.

I am going to work as an intern at the SRzG in Stuttgart for 12 months
(starting October 1. 2013). As my main task, I will work with the next
issue of the Intergenerational Justice Review, where the topic will be
Youth Quotas. I am really excited about this opportunity, and I look
forward to improving my German skills, my knowledge about Youth Quotas
as a theme as well as getting insight in how it is to work in an
organization/think tank/NGO like SRzG.

Madeleine Pitkin

My name is Madeleine Pitkin and I am 21 years old. I will be
spending 3 ½ months as an intern at SRzG, before returning to England in
September to complete the final year of my Bachelors degree at the
University of Nottingham. I study German and Spanish and within my
course I study the language, literature and history of German and
Spanish speaking countries.
I am especially interested in sustainability; currently we are living
beyond the Earth`s means and for the sake of the future generations we
cannot continue to do so. I am also interested in the SRzG`s work
concerning age equality. The European age demographic has changed
drastically in recent years and many countries now have an aging
population. Young people are under represented and largely unheard. I am
looking forward to contributing to the SRzG`s work to combat these, and
other, issues concerning intergenerational justice as well as improving
my German.

Merle Jasper

My name is Merle Jasper. I am 21 years old and I will work as an intern for eight weeks in SRzG.
I am studying law and politics at the University of Münster.
From September 2012 to September 2013 I volunteered for a Nepalese NGO
and lived on a sustainable farm for a couple of months. This time
especially enhanced my interest in issues of sustainability. After the
year I also started to get politically involved in this topic.
I applied for an internship with SRzG to learn more about intergenerational equity.
I hope to get a deeper understanding of work of the foundation and ideas for my future career.

Lisa Rühl

My name is Lisa Rühl, I am 24 years old and I am going to intern at
SRzG for six weeks. I have studied Social Work at HS Esslingen and
finished my bachelor’s degree in February this year. Now I am planning
to do a master’s degree in Peace and Security Studies for which I want
to gain some experiences in the political work of a NGO. I have chosen
SRzG because I am interested in their work that espouses
intergenerational justice and sustainability which has to be one of the
most important topics of politics in view of our future.

Lea Meerts

My name is Lea Meerts, I am 22 years old and I study political
science at the university of Duisburg- Essen. I will complete my B.A. in
autumn of 2014. During the last two years of studying, I found, that
inter-generation fairness is one of the biggest challenges to politics.
The way we live now, financially and economical, cannot continue into
future. The foundation gives future generations a voice and also
possible solutions to those problems; it shows a way, how
inter-generation fairness can work. I am looking forward to contribute
to those possibilities.

Lisanne Blümel

My name is Lisanne Blümel , I'm 22 years old and I completed my
bachelor studies at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and at
the University of Twente in this October. My degree programme was
termed Public Administration (Special Emphasis European Studies ) and it
had a political science focus, but it included sociological, legal and
economic contents as well. In addition to these various academic
priorities especially my bachelor thesis, which examined the
sustainability of the convergence criteria in reference to Latvia,
emphasised how manifold the areas affecting sustainability are.
Therefore, it is very interesting for me how the SRzG deals with the
challenges connected to the topic of intergenerational justice. In
particular, I am looking forward to the work in the context of the
Legislativpreis, because I consider the appreciation of concrete
measures as an important instrument to increase political commitment.
Overall, I hope that within the three-month internship at SRzG I will
gain a good insight into the work of the foundation, while contributing
and expanding my knowledge and receiving suggestions for the selection
of a master degree in the next year.

Constantin Mehmel

My name is Constantin Mehmel, I am 19 years old and I am currently
reading Philosophy & Politics in my fourth semester at Durham
University, UK. Already back in school, I was really intrigued by
questions surrounding the topic of social justice which is why I joined a
political party and also started to engage with this area of interest
more theoretically. From a philosophical point of view, I have thus
asked myself regularly in how far future generations have to be taken
into account and included in the political process so as to be able to
speak of genuine pluralistic democracy.
Considering this background, I am really looking forward to working as
an intern for the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations for
six weeks; in particular with regard to the current Demography Prize
2012/2013 on the topic “Youth Quotas – The Answer to Changes in Age
Demographics?”. Working for the FRFG will expose me to new insights into
the topic of generational justice and furthermore, to how to work in a
think tank or NGO.

Ina Kneher

My Name is Ina Kneher, I am 20 years old and have successfully
completed my school education in June 2012. In the winter semester 2013,
I want to start my studies in the fields of politics, economics and
social sciences. During my school years, I’ve dealt with issues of
development cooperation and development policy and decided that I want,
also occupationally, actively improve the economic, social,
environmental and political conditions. With regard to current problems
such as climate change, financial and economic crisis and demographic
change it is clear that not only short-term measures should be taken,
but sustainable solutions are to be found, especially with regard to
today’s youth and future generations. The ten-week internship at the
FRFG is a great chance for me to broaden my knowledge in case of
intergenerational justice and to learn more about the functioning of an
NGO.

Shari Leinen

My name is Shari Leinen, I am 23 years old. I am currently studying
Philosophy & Economics (BA) in my 4th semester at the University of
Bayreuth. From September 2012 to January 2013 I have studied at the
Université Paris I, where I have spent one semester as an Erasmus
student. After finishing school in 2009 I have rendered a voluntary
service in Malawi. That was when my interest in economic and political
developments as well as my awareness for economic and political
sustainability started. During my studies I also deal frequently with
topics like generational justice and sustainability. By doing this
internship at the FRFG I hope to broaden my knowledge concerning these
topics and I am looking forward to gain insight into the functioning of a
foundation and to contribute to the work of the FRFG.

Katharina Dimmroth

Katharina Dimmroth is 21 years old and, at present, is studying
Political Science and Religious Studies at the University of Heidelberg
where she is in her fifth semester of studies. After a year of studying
abroad in the US she's completing a six-week internship for the FRFG in
the autumn of 2012. Various seminars during her studies confronted her
with the short-term orientation of political decision-making and the
failure to include younger generation's interests in that process,
especially their lack of representation in public office. This is an
area where the FRFG hopes to bring about change.

Katrin Meyer

Katrin Meyer (20 years old) is studying European Studies at Osnabrück and
completing a two-month in-ternship at the FRFG. At university she got
attracted to the subject of family and household developments in Western
Europe which are highly influenced by demographic change. Politics
needs to pay attention to these changing societal structures and make
sure that needs of the following generations are taken into
consideration. This is an important part of the work of the FRFG.
Katrin is especially interested in the issue of this year’s
Intergenerational Justice Award (2011/2012): the question of whether and
how government actions (e.g. the implementation of a debt brake) during
the financial crisis could influence following generations and their
economic power.

Dominik Morlok

Dominik Morlok is studying Politics and Sociology (BA) at the University
of Stuttgart and is in his fifth Semester. While studying, his interest
in demographic change and questions of intergenerational justice and
sustainability was stimulated by attending courses which mainly focused
on the analysis of social structures. For example, the fact that
short-term economic success has priority over sustained planning and
acting in politics - often due to institutional factors – was a
prominent theme of the course. The Foundation for the Rights of Future
Generations (FRFG) aims to mitigate this short-term approach by
restoring long-term thinking to politics and society. As an intern, Mr.
Morlok would like to support this process.

Lisa Krotz

Lisa Krotz is 23 years old and studies Political and Social Science (BA)
in her 5th semester at the University of Wurzburg. After completing an
academic year at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, she developed
her interest in sustainability and intergenerational fairness through
courses in which different points of views were shown and the relevance
of intergenerational justice for all countries around the world was
highlighted. The aspects of ecological and economic sustainability were
especially emphasised in these courses. The pressure for sustainable and
long-term policy choices is growing. With this field of action and the
efforts to animate the public for ideas, Ms Krotz would like to support
this process.

Luise von Zimmermann

My name is Luise von Zimmermann; I am 20 years old and recently
completed my school eduction in June 2011. Before beginning my
university course in autumn 2012, I’d like to gain experience in the
scope of work carried out by non-profit organisations. My decision to
apply for this internship is mainly based on my interest in the issue of
sustainability that is becoming increasingly important, especially with
regards to current problems like finance and economic crises as well as
climate and demographic change. It is clear that our present way of
using resources definitely has to change. My internship at FRFG offers
me the opportunity to learn more about this subject and, at the same
time, take action myself.

Marisa dos Reis

Marisa dos Reis has been with the Foundation for the Rights of Future
Generations since September 2009. She has a licenciate degree in Law by
the Faculty of Law of the University Nova de Lisboa (1997-2002). From
2002 to 2003 she worked in a big Law Firm in Lisbon. From 2003 to 2007,
she worked as a deputy district prosecutor attorney in Portugal (The
Public Prosecution Service). In that context, she had a close
professional relationship with the Commissions for the Protection of
Minors at Social Risk (as a legal supervisor). She achieved a specialist
diploma in international law, by the Faculty of Law of the University
de Lisboa. She is currently writing her thesis on human rights (future
generations’ rights) at the same institution. For both professional and
personal reasons, she was looking forward to an opportunity to work
abroad, especially in Germany and in the field of Human Rights.
Collaborating with this Foundation and contributing to this noble
mission is the perfect scenario for pursuing her studies and for her
self development, both in a professional and personal dimension.

Sebastian Althoff
Sebastian
Althoff is studying Philosophy & Economics (BA) at the University
of Bayreuth and is in his 5th Semester. After continuing engagement in a
political student association, he developed a significant interest in
both education and sustainability. Amongst other activities, he
developed this interest further during seminars at the
Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, commonly in relation to topics such as
integration and sustainable economic instruments; all these themes also
constitute a focus of the Foundation for the Rights of Future
Generations (FRFG). It is the case that future generations cannot speak
for themselves in a democracy; it is therefore important for Mr. Althoff
to adjust the imbalance in public debate and, above all, to promote the
institutionalisation of intergenerational fairness.

Wanja Illerhaus-Bell
I’m 25 years old and I’m currently studying Political Science and History at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University, Hanover. After just a few months of my Bachelor studies, I realised that my studies will mainly focus on the work of NGOs. The deciding factors in choosing an internship at the FRFG were, firstly, my personal interest in demographic change, its consequences, and its relation to intergenerational justice, and secondly, my motivation to strengthen my theoretical knowledge of NGOs and gain practical experience of how they operate. Political debates about demographic change always deal with skill shortages, low birth rates as well as the issue of a guaranteed pension. However, future generations are not represented in daily political discussion to a sufficient extent when these issues are discussed, so it’s necessary to encourage and strengthen social debate in order to increase the pressure on politicians to deal with intergenerational issues. I hope I can support the FRFG in this endeavor during the next three months.

Nicole Roy

I am 21 years
old and I am currently studying Political Science and Sociology at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt. I have studied at the National University of
Ireland, Maynooth for the last 10 months with the Erasmus programme.The issue
of intergenerational justice is becoming more important in our contemporary
lives and I believe that it should also be recognised in contemporary politics. I am
looking forward to working as an intern for the FRFG and learning more about
this subject. Future generations cannot fight for their own rights, so it is
important that contemporary generations work for a good future, which offers
future generations at least the same circumstances as we have today

Ninette
Golle
I’m 21 years old and currently studying Political and Social Studies at the University of Würzburg. Starting from schooltime I was very interested in topcis like
intergenerational justice and sustainability. In addition, my lectures
at university sparked my interest more and more and I recognised the
problems and the significance of intergenerational justice. For this
reason, I wanted to get involved with spreading these topics into the
public.
In my opinion, we have the world in our hands and that´s why we are the
ones who have to act and change something. Therefore I decided to join
the FRFG and now I´m very happy and excited to work here and I´m looking
forward to the time at the FRFG.

Judith Schellenbauer
I’m 21 years old and currently studying Governmental Studies at the
University of Erfurt. Starting from when I went to secondary school, I
developed an interest for the rights of the not-represented. After my
graduation in 2008, I spent six months in South Africa working as a
volunteer. During this period I was made aware of the important role of
sustainability within political decisions and intergenerational justice
in the labour market. Throughout my studies, I recognised the
significance of intergenerational justice in the field of economics, law
and politics.
I had various reasons for choosing the Foundation for the Rights of
Future Generations to perform an internship. First of all, I’ll get an
insight into the multiple tasks of a foundation.
Additionally, the foundation creates important approaches for a modern
society. I am happy to be able to work with the team in raising
awareness for the rights of future generations and I’m looking forward
to the time at the FRFG.

Nastasja Pilz
My name is Nastasja Pilz, I'm 27 and currently studying Political
Science and Medieaval and Modern History at the University of
Heidelberg, Germany. I've already graduated in English and Spanish
Translation and Interpretation. As required in my political science
studies, I am going to do an internship at the Foundation for the Rights
of Future Generations for the following two months. I hope to get an
insight into the general foundation work and into several of the leading
topics. I'd also appreciate to help organising various upcoming
projects and events. During my studies, I've already taken various
classes about social policy and sustainability. Most recenty, I've
finished a paper about the mutual influences of child education and
child poverty. In my opinion, finding solutions and measures that are
acceptable and manageable also for future generations should definitely
take centre stage in current politics. Foundations such as the
Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations may be helpful to make
sustainable policy approaches open for public discussion.

Joseph Burke
Joseph Burke holds degrees in Sociology and Politics (B.A.),
International Development (MSc.) and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
(MSc.) from the University of Limerick, University College Dublin and
the London School of Economics, respectively. Joseph has worked with
Irish Aid, Ireland’s national aid agency, with a particular focus on
expanding partnership with Malawi and harmonising activities within the
European Union. He has conducted independent primary research in Uganda
on economic governance and Syria on human rights issues plus
philosophical work on human rationality. His work has been published by
peer-review and by Blackwell Publishers. He has presented at conferences
in the U.K., Ireland and the Netherlands on issues across the social
sciences and philosophy. Joseph is enthused by the opportunity to work
at FRFG where he can draw upon all his previous experience and education
in the context of future generations. He is particularly concerned
about the nature of our obligations to future generations and how these
can be institutionalised most appropriately.

Ned ChambersMy name is Ned Chambers and I am 20 years old.
I come from London and am currently halfway through the third year
abroad of a French and German BA at the University of Nottingham. After
spending the French half of my year abroad studying literature for a
semester at the University of Strasbourg I am spending just over three
months working in Oberursel as an intern on the editing committee for
the Intergenerational Justice Review. Working with the Foundation not
only allows me to capitalise on my previous journalistic experience as
the Features Editor of a music magazine in Nottingham but it also gives
me a great opportunity to improve my German skills in a professional
context and should hopefully provide a unique insight into a subject
area which appeals to my independent interest in political and social
matters. I am happy to be working with the foundation on a topic which
is both intellectually stimulating and fascinatingly relevant.

Joscha NiemeyerMy name is Joscha Niemeyer, I am 22 years old
and I study Political and Social Studies (B.A.) at the
Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg. Due to my studies I have
become interested in questions of sustainability and intergenerational
justice. Therefore I am looking forward to my internship here at the
FRFG, because it will give me the opportunity to work on this very
interesting subject. What interests me in particular in the work of the
foundation is that they work interdisciplinary and on a variety of
topics.

Letitia Matarea
My name is Letitia Corina Matarea Türk. I am 23 years old and am
currently in my fourth semester of a Master in International
Studies/Peace and Conflict Research at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe
University, Frankfurt.
Because of my interest in playing an active role in the spreading and
deepening of public discourse on the topic of intergenerational
justice, I am happy to be able to intern at the FRFG. I firmly believe
that our future is not determined, but moulded by our decisions and our
actions. I therefore think that it is important to take collective
responsibility and to adhere to a policy of sustainability in order to
create a fair and worth living future for both present and future
generations.
As such, by doing this internship I hope not only to accumulate insight
into the work of a scientific foundation, but also to deep my knowledge
of this field.

Anika Stühler.My name is Anika Stühler. I am 21 years old and have completed an
internship at the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations after
my third semester of studying “Culture and Economics” at the University
of Mannheim. During my time at the foundation I had the opportunity to
get an insight into the work of a think-tank, encompassing
administrative matters as well as research work. Furthermore I was able
to pursue my aim to widen my perspective concerning issues of
sustainability since I got in touch with many aspects of
intergenerational justice and got to know more about its importance and
its implementation.

Dan SylvainI am Dan Sylvain aged 24, and I
have studied foreign languages (Spanish and English). After a “Licence
LEA” (this can be compared with a Bachelor) from the University
Stendhal (Grenoble 3) in France (my homeland), I am eager to learn
German and to gain knowledge on the theme of intergenerational justice.
That is why I chose the FRFG to do a one year European Voluntary
Service, and during my stay I hope to meet a lot of new and very
interesting people.

Christine ObstMy name is Christine Obst, I am 24 years old and I study political
science and public law at the Justus-Liebig-Universität in Giessen. I
am quite interested in political and social aspects of society as well
as intergenerational justice. From my point of view especially the
topic of intergenerational justice has to be more reflected in
politics. I chose to work at the Foundation for the Rights of Future
Generations for eight weeks and I expect to obtain an insight into the
life of a foundation.

Tanja EschenauerMy name is Tanja Eschenauer, I am 20 years old and I study
political science and religious studies at the
Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg. I am quite interested in
political, social and economic aspects of society as well as ecological
problems. In order to experience the possible vocational fields of
prospective political scientists I chose to work at the Foundation for
the Rights of Future Generations for five weeks. Being a young member
of society, I can easily identify with the aims of the FRFG which
comprise economic, political and ecological sustainability as well as
intergenerational justice. I am glad to spend five weeks in Oberursel
and help drawing attention to the topic of intergenerational justice.

Kristof MüllerMy name is Kristof Müller, I am 25 years old and I study political
science and economics at the Georg-August-University Göttingen. Through
a seminar on economic policy in the winter semester of 2008/2009, I
became acquainted with the general topic of generational justice and
therefore I also discovered the work of the foundation. Especially the
interdisciplinary approach was very appealing to me.
I am very happy to gain practical insight into the functioning of an
institution like the FRFG through my work at the foundation; and I am
also looking forward to delving deeper into the topic of generational
justice and learning more about it.

Alessy BeaverMy name is Alessy Beaver. I’m a 22 year old political science graduate
from the University of Manchester who is working at the foundation for
ten weeks. I am very interested in the field of intergenerational
justice as I specialised in the topic of future generations for my
undergraduate dissertation. I plan to pursue this area of study in my
upcoming Masters and hope that my time at the foundation will broaden
my knowledge of the practical and theoretical aspects of this subject.
I also hope this internship will give me the opportunity to develop the
writing and editing skills I have acquired from working in newspaper
journalism. Having spent time volunteering for other NGOs such as
Amnesty International and Fair Trade I value the opportunity to
contribute to an organisation which promotes awareness of a range of
important international and intergenerational issues.

Hannah Taylor-KensellI am 21 years old and I have recently graduated with a BSc in
Psychology from Swansea University, Wales. After graduating this summer
I was keen to grasp new experiences, different cultures and knowledge
separate from my degree discipline. During my time at university I did
a great deal of voluntary work with people of various ages, abilities
and from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. I chose to
do my voluntary year at the FRFG as intergenerational justice is very
important to me and is at the heart of much of the work that I do.
During my time at the FRFG I look forward to learning more about the
subject from an intellectual perspective and hope to begin a project
inspiring local young people to promote and value intergenerational
justice.

Karsten GödderzMy Name is Karsten Gödderz, I am 24 years old and I am studying
Geography (Diploma), political sciences and agricultural economics in
Bonn. Within the scope of my studies I soon came into contact with
issues of demography and as a geographer naturally as well with topics
like ecology and sustainability and I got very much into these topics.
After finishing my studies abroad at the University of Warsaw, I am now
completing an internship for the FRFG. During this three-month
internship, I want to gain practical knowledge, which shall add up to
my theoretical knowledge. Additionally I want to get to know the work
of a scientific foundation. I decided to apply at the FRFG, because I
think that intergenerational justice is both an very important and
versatile topic and I want to contribute to raise the awareness for
this topic in society and politics.

Peter SchoenI am 23 years old and studying political science (diploma) in the fifth
semester at the Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg. Due to my field
of activity at the university and my particular interest for
intergenerational justice and the problems and challenges attached to
it, I am extremely happy about doing an internship at the Foundation
for the Rights of Future Generations. I expect from my internship to
receive an insight into the life of a foundation and moreover broaden
my knowledge on and understanding for issues like Intergenerational
Justice, Sustainability and Demography which will be highly
advantageous for my further academic development.

Cathrina WilkerMy name is Cathrina Wilker and I am 23 years old. Since autumn 2005 I
have been studying political science combined with an additional course
specialisation in technology and international development at the
Technical University Darmstadt. By this course specialisation and my
work for the Interdisciplinary Research Group Science, Technology and
Security I got involved with questions of sustainability and in
addition to this interest it is the interdisciplinary aspect of the
Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations that caught my
attention. During my four-week internship I would like to gain insight
into the work of a scientific foundation and the subject of
intergenerational justice.

Felix KrohAfter studying in Basel and Rome I will return to the University of
Freiburg at the End of October. In the meantime I want to know more
about the work of think-tanks. As a student of political science,
sociology and economics the FRFG appeals quite interesting to me and I
hope to learn more about the actual debate concerning issues like
intergenerational justice and sustainability during my internship.

Aïsha KastlMy name is Aïsha Kastl and I´m 24 years old. I´m studying political
science and sociology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Bonn. I chose this career because I´m interested in questions about
political and sociological development of societies, most of all in
topics concerned with development, good governance and sustainability
in developing countries. I got interested in the work of the FRFG
because I wanted to get an idea of how the topics generational justice
and sustainability are being implemented in German politics and how the
foundation looks forward to drawing political and public attention to
this issues. Katharina PöllmannMy name
is Katharina Pöllmann and I am 22 years old. Since autumn 2005 I have
been studying Political Science and French at the Leopold-Franzens
University in Innsbruck. My study plan prescribes an internship but it
is also my desire to gain experiences in prospective occupational
fields. As I am very interested in political research I am doing a
6-week internship at the FRFG where I do not only gain an insight into
very actual fields of research like intergenerational justice,
sustainability and demography but also into a broad spectrum of the
work of a non-profit organisation.

Jasmin Hundorf
Hey, my name is Jasmin Hundorf. I’m 20 years old and I’m studying
political science and law at the University of Muenster in the 5th
semester. I’ve been interested in ecological questions for several
years and during my studies I’m concentrating on ecological economics.
After several internships in journalism I wanted to gain insight into
the work of a scientific foundation. While doing research for a term
paper on the topic of “Sustainable development as gold standard?” I
came across the homepage of the FRFG. During my internship I hope to
find a better answer to the question if the conflict between ecology
and economy can be resolved by the concept of sustainable development.

Maren RoheMy
name is Maren Rohe and I am 21 years old. I have been studying at
Maastricht University (The Netherlands) for two years. As part of that
programme I have been studying the EU’s activities for sustainable
social, education and migration policy. During an internet search on
that topic I came across the FRFG and decided to apply for a two-month
internship which I started on June 9. I am also an active member of
Amnesty International, as I believe that the rights of future
generations are human rights as well. At the FRFG I hope to help
encourage political debates which look beyond the horizons of the next
electoral campaign.

Isabel WolffMy name is Isabel Wolff (26) and I am a student at the University for
Political Science in Munich. I got interested into inter- and
intragenerational justice when I did a voluntary ecological year 8
years ago. During my studies at university I learned about the
influence of demographic change into economy and society. For my
diploma I analysed the German sustainability policy within the
political process. From the first of April until the 15th of June I am
a trainee at the Foundation for the Right of Future Generations and I
am looking forward to get some experiences into the work of the
foundation.

Katharina Wirtz
My name is Katharina Wirtz, I am 24 years old and since 2003 I have
been studying at the University of Münster (WWU). My subjects are
political science, law and German literature. In my time as an intern
in the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG), I would
like to learn more about methods and theories that deal with the
demographical change. In particular, I’m interested in the chances
provided by a new inter-generational contract. By the way, I work as a
free journalist for a newspaper, in which I manage a page for youths –
a future generation.

Ilja Gold, Trainee
My name is Ilja Gold (21) and I study political sciences and law at the
University of Bremen since October 2006. I decided to pass an
internship at the Foundation for he Rights of Future Generations
(FRFG), because I would like to gain experiences in an academic
foundation in general and specially because the issues of the
foundation fits to the focus of my studies. In consideration of the
demographic change and the still increasing global pollution for me it
is very important to emphasise on these problems and to get involved
with this field to give the next generations a worth living future.

Stefan Westemeyer, TraineeMy
name is Stefan Westemeyer, 21, and I am a trainee of the FRFG at the
moment. My work for the foundation will amount to seven weeks. I am
studying political science and sociology (B.A. social sciences) at the
Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen (Germany) since October 2006.
Accordingly, my aim at the foundation is to learn more about
demographic processes and solutions for demographic issues in our
community. So I will try to accumulate as much knowledge as possible in
my time at the FRFG and the Institute for a better Demographic Future
(IDZ).

Dana Patowsky, TraineeMy Name is Dana Patowsky (24), and I’m studying sociology at the Martin
Luther University in Halle since 2004. For two months, I’m intern at
the FRFG in order to make some working experiences and to get to know
how a scientific foundation works.Because of the aging society the
topic of intergenerational justice still becomes more important. I
would like to make a contribution to raise the interest in this issue
in our civil community. After finishing the practical training, I’d
like to write my dissertation about intergenerational relationship.

Martina Ries, 23 years, TraineeI
am living in Heidelberg where I am in my fourth year of my studies of
Geography, Economics and Spanish. Before I will start with my final
exams next year I would like to do some practical work. I am very
interested in demography and I plan to do my final thesis in this field
of research. Therefore I hope to learn more about these topics at my
work at the idz. During my internship here I will help to organise the
international symposium „Demographic change, intergenerational justice
and the implementation of long-term thinking“. Moreover, I am looking
forward to take part in the next german-spanish edition of the magazine
“Intergenerational Justice Review”.

Ina Krause, 23 years, TraineeI am making an internship at the foundation for the rights of future generations for the next three months.
For the last three years I have been studying Philosophy &
Economics at the University of Bayreuth. Apart form my bachelor-thesis,
my studies are nearly completed. I am particulary interested in
business ethics. Therefore working at the fondation for the rights
of future generations is very interesting. So I hope, I'll get the
chance to contribute to many different and interesting projects.

Florian Hanel, 25 years, TraineeI
am studying Political Science at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University.
Last year I have been 10 months in Lund(Sweden) as an Erasmus student.
My seminars were about the Swedish welfare state, especially the Sweden
pension system. By my trainee in FRFG I expect to gain knowledge over
the Welfare state and the pensions system as soon as I get involved in
the Foundation daily life. Furthermore, it is interesting to see how a
foundation copes with working between political theory and practice.
For example, to see to what extend the foundation can influence the
politic decision process. In Sweden I have looked over the FRFG ´s
website. In the beginning the internationality has drawn my attention.
Here are trainee from all Europe, so I hope that the English I have
practiced in Sweden remains.

Diana Redondo, 21 years, European volunteerLife
is training. So I am here in Germany, there are many things that I must
train: my German, my journalist knowledge and my independence. I have
just finished my career, I have worked in several magazines and in SRZG
I have the chance to coordinate the Spanish- German and actualized the
website. It’s a big task, but I enjoy the challenges.
Besides, I
like being involved in such a good project. Future Generations Rights
is a great idea to fight for, so I am pleased with working here.
Sustainability is a concept we all should practice, and it is our duty
to claim for it to our democratic representatives. Collaborating to
spread this idea makes me feel proud: we still can change the world.

Bertrand Murat, 25 Years, European volunteerI
am from Palaiseau, a town close to Paris. I have studied in a Business
school and last year I have made a civil voluntary service. Since July
2006 I am a volunteer in FRFG. I think that is very important the
FRFG´s project to preserve the rights for the next generations. The
foundation’s objectives have drawn my attention because it deals with
ecology, demography and economy. Moreover, in my time here I want to
learn German and how to coordinate a magazine publication.

Sandrine Coutadeur, 21 years, TraineeMy
name is Sandrine and I live in a little town in the outskirts from
Paris. For three years I have studied Law, languages and Marketing
combined. I must be a trainee employee for two months in a foreign
country. As I want to learn more about Germany and its culture I have
chosen to work for FRFG. I am very interested in the theme of
intergenerational justice and sustainability. I think that the next
generations deserve to have the same possibilities as we have had. Here
I want to help to the foundation’s aims, gain experience and improve my
German.

Sandra Sabaliauskas, 33 years, TraineeMy
name is Sandra Sabaliauskas. I am in my last semester in the University
at Rostock, I am writing my bachelor exam in Philosophy. I have also
studied Slavish language and culture. I have observed FRFG history
since its beginning and I hope that I can implement my moral and social
interests. These interests regard the human being as individual on the
one hand and as part of the society on the other hand. In the
foundation I organize the new magazine about “Intergenerational justice
and demography change”. As I want to work in future as an editor, I
think I will learn many useful things publishing the magazine. The
engagement and energy of the trainee employees is amazing and I wonder
why the FRFG did not became more famous in the last 10 years.

Benjamin Steneberg, 25 years, TraineeFor
4 months I will work for the idz and the demography award. I was born
in Uelzen, Niedersachsen, but I am studiying in Dresden industrial
engineering and management. While I am in Oberursel I want to start
writting my thesis about “the slowness of the science process”. I am
looking forward to deal with the variety of tasks and the routine life
in the foundation.